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1 U.S. Department of Energy Rhonda Lindsey, Senior Project Manager National Energy Technology Laboratory Class II Shallow-Shelf Carbonate Reservoirs

2 Reservoir Class Program  Program Goals:  Slow oil well abandonment rates and preserve industry infrastructure  Demonstrate improved methods of reservoir characterization, advanced oil recovery, advanced environmental compliance techniques, and improved reservoir management techniques  Broaden information exchange and technology application among stakeholders  Program Benefits:  Extend economic production of domestic fields  Increase ultimate recovery in known fields  Increase domestic oil reserves  Decrease cost of environmental compliance

3 The DOE Report on Field Demonstrations presented to the National Research Council in November 2000 stated that the realized benefit in production and taxes returned to the government was $30.5 billion for $136 million spent These Projects Have More Than Returned The Cost To Fund Them *Page 62, U.S. DOE Report, November 2000

4 Reservoir Class Program  Accomplishments:  The University of Utah with Aera Energy successfully reestablished production in an abandoned lease. Production from the 40-acre property has risen to over 1,200 bopd and in 5 years over one million bbl of oil has been recovered. The adjoining leases have a potential for 80 million bbls of oil.  University of Kansas: Stewart Field has shown an 11-fold increase in oil production since 1993. Significant cost savings have been realized at Savonburg Field.  Hughes Eastern extended the life of North Blowhorn Field, AL by 12 years with MEOR  Laguna Petroleum Corporation extended reservoir life of South Cowden and Foster Fields, TX by 7 years, and identified 570,000 bbl new reserves through seismic interpretation  Michigan Tech. University drilled the 1 st horizontal well in the Michigan Basin. Over 20 permits were issued to drill “look alike” prospects in the Michigan Basin.

5 Midway-Sunset Field, CA University of Utah  Steamflood of the Pru Fee property

6 Savonburg Field, KS University of Kansas  Injection water quality was improved by 90% reduction in solid-using air flotation unit

7 North Blowhorn Field, AL Hughes Eastern  Nutrient injection for microbial enhanced recovery

8 Foster & So. Cowden Fields, TX Laguna Petroleum  Infill well, Foster lease

9 Crystal Field, MI Michigan Technological University  Drilling Michigan’s first horizontal well

10 Class II Shallow-Shelf Carbonate Reservoirs  9 field demonstrations in shallow-shelf carbonate reservoirs were selected and awarded in 1994  6 additional projects in Class II were selected and awarded in 2000

11 Class II Projects

12 The Future of Field Demonstrations  DOE will continue to support field demonstrations through the Advanced Technologies Initiatives targeted toward the needs of independent producers  Reservoir Characterization is essential  Technology Transfer is essential  Good Ideas are essential – Thanks go to those who brought us the great ideas


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